Chicago - Cell Block Tango Chords & Tabs
Chicago - Cell Block Tango Chords
SONG: Cell Block Tango
ARTIST: John Kander and Fred Ebb
From the musical, Chicago
*NOTE: the girls' stories are told over and between the main chorus
Pop.
Six.
Squish.
Uh-Uh.
Cicero.
Lipschitz!
Pop.
Six.
Squish.
Uh-Uh.
Cicero.
Lipschitz!
Fm
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
C#6 - C+ -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
Fm
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
C#6 - C+ - C7+ -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F7
He only had himself to blame.
A#
If you'd have been there
A#m
If you'd have seen it
C#7 C7+ - Fm
I betcha you would have done the same!
C#6 -
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
C+ - Fm
Cicero. Lipschitz!
C#6 -
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
C+ - C7+ -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F7
He only had himself to blame.
A#/F
If you'd have been there
A#m/F
If you'd have seen it
C#7 C7+ - Fm
I betcha you would have done the same!
C7+ -- F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F7
He only had himself to blame.
A#/F
If you'd have been there
A#m/F
If you'd have seen it
C#7 C7+ - Fm
I betcha you would have done the same!
C7+ -- F
He had it coming
C7+ -- F
He had it coming
C7+--F F7
He only had himself to blame.
C7+
A#/F
If you'd have been there
A#m/F
If you'd have seen it
C#7 C7+ - Fm
I betcha you would have done the same!
C#7+ -
F#
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F#7
He took a flower in its prime.
B
And then he used it
Bm
and he abused it
D7 C#7+ -F#m
It was a murder, but not a crime!
F#7#9 -
B
If you'd have been there
Bm
If you'd have seen it
D7 C#7+ - F# (4 bars)
I betcha you would have done the same!
B/F#
Bm/F#
D7/F# (2 bars)
F#m/C# - C# - F# (4 bars)
C#7+
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F#
He had it comin',
He had it comin',
F#7
He only had himself to blame
B Bm
If you'd have been there
B Bm
If you'd have seen it
D7 C#7+ F#m - F#6 - F#7 -
I betcha you would have felt the same!
F#6 - F#
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F#7
He took a flower in its prime.
B Bm
And then he used it
B Bm
and he abused it
D7 C#7+ F# - F#6
It was a murder, but not a crime!
C7+ -
F
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
F7
All along
A#
I didn't do it
She didn't do it
A#m
But if I'd done it
But if she'd done it
C#7 - C7+ - Fm
How could you tell me that I was wrong
C#7+ -
F#
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
F#7
(they took a flower) in its prime
B
I didn't do it.
And then they used it
Bm
but if I'd done it
D7 - C#7+ -F#m
How could you tell me that I was wrong
F#
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F#+
F#
F#7
He only had himself to blame
B
If you'd have been there
Bm
if you'd have seen it
D7 C#7+ - F#m
I betcha you would have felt the same!
C7+ -
C7
The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
C#7
The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
F#
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
C#7+ --F#
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
C#7+ --F#
They had it comin' all along
F#7
All along
B
'Cause if they used us
'Cause if they used us
Bm
And they abused us
And they abused us
D7 -
(How) could you tell us
C#7+ - F#m
That we were wrong?
G
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
D7+ -- G
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
D7+--G
He only had himself to blame.
G7
(...had) himself to blame
G7#9 -- C
If you'd have been there
If you'd have been there
Cm
If you'd have seen it
If you'd have seen it
D#7 - D7+ - Gm
(I) betcha you would have felt the same!
D7
D#7 (2 bars) D7 -
I betcha you would have done
Gm(2 bars)
the same!
